Psalms 132:13-14

132:13 Certainly ¹  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ² 

132:14 He said, ³  “This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it. ⁴ 

Psalms 132:2

132:2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,

and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. ⁵ 

Psalms 6:6

6:6 I am exhausted as I groan;

all night long I drench my bed in tears; ⁶ 

my tears saturate the cushion beneath me. ⁷ 

Isaiah 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel ⁸  acts mightily ⁹  among you!”

[132:13]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ² tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[132:14]  ³ tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I desired it.”

[132:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”

[6:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “I cause to swim through all the night my bed.”

[6:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “with my tears my bed I flood/melt.”

[12:6]  ⁸ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[12:6]  ⁹ tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.